Posted on 01/11/2015 11:46:22 AM PST by Dave346
The French government was opposed to the idea of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending Sunday’s historic march in Paris, believing the Israeli leader’s presence at the rally would be “divisive,” Israeli media reported Sunday.
Netanyahu did not initially plan to attend the event, which was organized in a show of solidarity and defiance after terrorist attacks in the French capital which claimed 17 lives. However, the Prime Minister changed his mind after Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman and Economy Minister Naftali Bennett announced they would join the march, Israel’s Channel 2 news reported.
In retaliation to Netanyahu’s sudden change of heart, which came in spite of the French government’s position, the Elysee Palace extended an invitation to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to the report.
The French government reportedly further chose to highlight their invite to Abbas rather than Netanyahu’s announcement regarding the event, announcing a planned meeting between French President Francois Hollande and Abbas Saturday night.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office did not respond to a request to respond to the reports.
On Sunday, Hollande and world leaders, including Netanyahu and Abbas marched in the mammoth procession, which began near where gunmen killed 12 people at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last week.
Netanyahu was initially situated in a second row of leaders, but shimmied his way into the front row, alongside Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk and Abbas.
Among the victims were four Jews at a kosher supermarket and a Muslim police officer.
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Jews won’t find Paris any friendlier that it was in 1940.
I saw Netanyahu in the second row and Abbas in the front row! Later, Netanyahu was in the front row and it appeared that he worked his way there and I was happy to see this. It was amazing to see Abbas there! His Hamas pals are not terrorists??
I think of what Hitler said after Chamberlain flashed his silly piece of paper and proclaimed, “Peace in our time.”
“Our enemies are little worms, I saw them in Munich.”
That’s pretty much what the Muslims are thinking after watching this Wussfest.
The French people go through the touchy-feely gesture of burning candles, collecting pens and pencils and carrying placards with “Je suis Charlie” printed on it but their government still bends down to kiss muzzie azz.
Muslims have NOTHING to fear but Europe has.
I did not realize until this week, that France has the 2nd highest amount of Jews in Europe (about 0.75% of France). I knew they had the most muslims (about 10% of France). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_population_by_country
*Gibraltar has 1.935%
bttt and reminder to ask you questions tomorrow
Thanks Dave346.
Divisive as in making some muzzies mad, or divisive as in removing heads from bodies?
I guess "divisive " means "not catering to those we protest against..."
Abbas did not belong, but it was in France . . . . .
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